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August Kraus

German sculptor (1868-1934)
Person human Q762502

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 9, 1868
Date of death
February 8, 1934
Place of birth
Ruhrort
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
sculptor
Educated at
Prussian Academy of Arts[8]
Student of
Reinhold Begas[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[17]
Birth name
August Friedrich Johann Kraus[18]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Family name
Kraus[11]
Given name
August, Friedrich, Johann[12][13][14]
Has works in the collection
Berlinische Galerie[20]
Member of
Berlin Secession[9]
Name in native language
August Kraus[19]
P14536
406555
P14750
3183-C927-107A-4135-9703
P14883
3426
Participant in
1928 Summer Olympics[16]
Place of burial
Friedhof Heerstraße[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en August Kraus ar أوقست كراوس ja アウグスト・クラウス ru Август Краус ru Краус, Август
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000066767424
VIAF cluster ID
40128608
GND ID
116387203
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
August Kraus, gezeichnet von Heinrich Zille.jpg ↗
ADK member ID
53524
Artist-info artist ID
271252
Artnet artist ID
august-kraus
AskArt person ID
11045912
Benezit ID
B00101119
Berlinische Galerie artist ID
6587
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kraus-august
DDB person (GND) ID
116387203
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116387203
Find a Grave memorial ID
185661173
Freebase ID
/m/010vsb2l
Gravsted.dk ID
augustkraus
Grove Art Online ID
T047915
Image Archive, Herder Institute
August Kraus
Invaluable.com person ID
07gwlvmtob
Jewish Museum Berlin person ID
jmb-pers-173540
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116387203
Museum-digital ID
217167
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
15813
Münzkabinett ID
person/5425
Olympedia people ID
920661
Pinakothek artist ID
M0xy6vBLpl
Prabook ID
2610225
RKDartists ID
430460
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
kr/august-kraus-1
Topic's main category
Category:August Kraus
Treccani ID
kraus_res-3410f7ce-86d7-11dc-9a1b-0016357eee51
Union List of Artist Names ID
500003885
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgmRBQk6CtQx3kRj6B9Dq

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Given name 3
August, Johann, Friedrich
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
Prussian Academy of Arts
Family name 1
Kraus
Has works in the collection 1
Berlinische Galerie
Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
August Kraus
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Berlin Secession
Occupation 1
sculptor
Participant in 1
1928 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Ruhrort
Place of burial 1
Friedhof Heerstraße
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Reinhold Begas
Teachers 1
Reinhold Begas
← Image Archive, Herder Institute 1
August Kraus
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Summary

August Kraus's place of birth was Ruhrort[1]. He was born on July 9, 1868[2]. He died in Berlin[3]. He died on February 8, 1934[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5].

FAQs

Where was August Kraus born?

August Kraus was born in Ruhrort[1].

Where did August Kraus die?

August Kraus died in Berlin[3].

What did August Kraus do for work?

August Kraus worked as sculptor[5].

Where did August Kraus go to school?

August Kraus was educated at Prussian Academy of Arts[8].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . medaillenkunst.de. medaillenkunst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . berlin.de. berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . sammlung.staedelmuseum.de. Retrieved . sammlung.staedelmuseum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Xavier Numista · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hy', 'ja', 'pl', 'ru']
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3183-C927-107A-4135-9703
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  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of death → Berlin
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